Black-owned eateries buoyed by grassroots support since virus hit via TheCitizen_News
“We went from 30 customers to 300 customers on a weekday. It’s crazy,” said Andrea Jones, the daughter of the ice cream parlor’s owner.“They come out rain or shine, they bring their umbrella. They support us no matter what. It’s beautiful to see.”
Uber Eats, the food delivery service run by the rideshare giant, launched a filter to promote black-owned restaurants on June 4 in several cities in the United States and Canada, and eliminated delivery fees for those eateries.Oji Abbott — known as “Chef O” — sits in front of his restaurant Oohh’s and Aahh’s, on Washington’s bustling U Street . AFP/Brendan Smialowski
Just down the street, Ben’s Chili Bowl, which famously counted Martin Luther King Jr as one of its customers in the days of civil rights marches in Washington, saw its business drop by 80 percent during the lockdown. Between February and April 2020, 41 percent of small businesses with African-American owners closed due to the coronavirus, according to a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research published in June.– Hard to get capital –
“In the first round of the PPP , the application process relied on mainstream financial institutions to deliver loans, which favored existing customers at large banks,” said Liu.
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